LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY OF LOVE AND HATE

From one of my favourite films, Do The Right Thing by Spike Lee. The character Radio Raheem wears knuckledusters on both fists, the left spells HATE and the right spells LOVE. He is talking to the central character of the film Mookie, played by Lee.

RADIO RAHEEM
I just copped them. Let me tell
you the story of Right-Hand--Left-
Hand--the tale of Good and Evil.

MOOKIE
I'm listening.

RADIO RAHEEM
HATE!

He thrusts up his left hand.

RADIO RAHEEM
It was with this hand that Brother
Cain iced his brother. LOVE!

He thrusts up his right hand.

RADIO RAHEEM
See these fingers, they lead
straight to the soul of man. The
right hand. The hand of LOVE!

Mookie is buggin'.

RADIO RAHEEM
The story of Life is this...
STATIC! One hand is always fighting
the other. Left Hand Hate is
kicking much ass and it looks like
Right Hand Love is finished. Hold
up. Stop the presses! Love is
coming back, yes, it's Love. Love
has won. Left Hand Hate KO'ed by
Love.

Mookie doesn't know what to say, so he doesn't say anything.

RADIO RAHEEM
Brother, Mookie, if I love you I
love you, but if I hate you...

MOOKIE
I understand.